Dropping your phone into the water is one of the worst things you may experience at least once in your life, especially with so many people owning a smartphone. If we drop it in a sink full of water, or toilet, or get it wet in the rain, there’s a good possibility your phone won’t work again. Such unforeseen occurrences are unavoidable, and a variety of things can go wrong. It can harm the phone’s internal components, including the display and touchscreen, or even worse. There are several things you can do right now to guarantee that minimal damage occurs. Let’s take a look at various options for saving your wet smartphone.
- Switch the Phone off
After you’ve removed your phone from the liquid, the first thing you should do is turn it off. The electrical charge traveling through the phone’s wet parts can cause irreversible harm when it is turned on. Turning off your devices will avoid further damage to the components and enhance the likelihood that your phone will survive the incident with minimal damage.
- Detach any removable part
Modern smartphones seldom allow you to remove the battery, but if yours does, this should be the first thing you do. Whether or not you can remove the battery, you can certainly remove the SIM card and, if applicable, the memory card. Make cautious not to shake or hit your phone too hard, since this may cause the water to spread more quickly.
- Avoid using a Hair Dryer
Our natural reaction may be to use a hairdryer to speed up the drying process, but the heat from the hairdryer can really do more harm than good. It has the potential to harm the smartphone’s delicate components. Placing the gadget near another heating device or an operating oven will result in the same amount of harm, rather than aiding the cause.
- Shake off excess water
Next, give the device a gentle shake. Water can be removed from the headphone jack, charging ports, and other areas in this manner. Use a vacuum cleaner or a blower from a safe distance if you have one. Keep in mind that we’re talking about a blower, not a blow dryer.
- Submerge your phone in a bowl of Rice
Putting a smartphone into a bag of rice is one of the most common ways to save it after it has been soaked in water. This procedure works for older versions of smartphones, but it might not work as well for newer smartphones for one reason: there aren’t enough crevices and open spots for the rice to go inside and absorb the moisture.
Still, placing your phone in rice can work in some situations, so it’s worth a go. The minimum period of time your smartphone must be inside a rice bag is 24 hours, but 48 hours increases the likelihood of success. You may accomplish similar results by just leaving your phone on a dry towel to dry naturally in the open air. You might attempt softly turning on your smartphone after 24 to 48 hours have passed. If your efforts were successful and the phone switched on, make a backup of the data as quickly as possible because it may turn off again after a period.
- Take Precaution Measures
Many people have the bad habit of talking on the phone while using the restroom or washing their clothes and utensils. These are, however, places where you should try to avoid bringing your phone. Also, if it’s raining outdoors, don’t talk on the phone if still soaked.
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Is it possible to get a phone that is waterproof?
Fortunately, waterproofing is becoming increasingly prevalent on current smartphones, especially at the higher end. You can get direct links to water-resistant and waterproof ranges on sale by searching Google for ‘waterproof mobile.’
The IP (Ingress Protection) rating of the phone is the most important feature to check for. This will be a two-character code, with the first digit indicating how well the device can tolerate solid items entering it, such as dust, and the second digit indicating how well it can withstand liquid seeping into it. In each case, larger numbers are preferable. So, a phone with an IP67 rating is dustproof (number 6) and can endure immersion in water up to one meter deep (the 7). The phone would not be water-resistant if the second digit was 0; a 1 suggests that it can survive dripping.
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